FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER – The annual downtown holiday ice rink has opened at 7th and K streets in Sacramento. It’s been a tradition for 21 years and last year saw a 20% increase in attendance, report its sponsors. This year, ice rink visitors can look forward to Monday Date Nights, Tuesday Family Skate Nights, [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 17, 2012 – By Sam Urrea News-Ledger Correspondent The city of West Sacramento enjoyed its first ever “food truck rodeo” festivity at the River Walk Park on September 29, resulting in an apparent success. Organized by Sacramento Mobile Food, nicknamed “Sactomofo,” the event held more than 20 mobile food vendors [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — OCT 15, 2012 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor One man is in the hospital and another is in jail after a stabbing onboard a boat docked at the Port of West Sacramento on Sunday evening. According to an initial report from a West Sacramento police officer, the incident took place on [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER – The River City Rowing Club plans a fundraiser with a BBQ, beer garden and live music from 4-8 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 29, at the boathouse on the Port of West Sacramento. There will also be a boat dedication ceremony: at 5:30 p.m., when the club will dedicate [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — SEPT 19, 2012 – By Jordan Pearce River City High School Journalism Class On Sept. 14, the River City High School Raiders took on the Sacramento High School Dragons at RCHS. It was the fourth game of the season and the RCHS team was on edge from its three [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — SEPT 21, 2012 – The space shuttle Endeavor kept its appointment with the Sacramento area this morning, passing over the Tower Bridge area as part of a tour that will put it in a museum in Los Angeles. This shot was snapped by the News-Ledger’s Eric Harding — who actually got the [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — SEPT 19, 2012 – Find yourself someplace with a clear view of the sky on Friday – preferably near the state capitol building in Sacramento – and you will get a treat. The retired space shuttle Endeavor is due to make a pass over Sacramento’s capitol building, riding piggyback [...]

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]